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Two reeds
drink from one stream. One is hollow, the other is sugar-cane. -
Jalaludin Rumi

Guard
your heart from heedlessness, protect your lower self from desires, guard
your intellect from ignorance, and you will be admitted into the company
of the vigilant. It is a duty for everyone to seek knowledge; that is,
knowledge of yourself. - Jafar al-Sadiq

If
someone remarks, "What an excellent man you are!" and this
pleases you more than his saying, "What a bad man you are!" know
that you are still a bad man. - Sufyan al-Thawri

More harm is
done by fools through foolishness than is done by evildoers through
wickedness. - The Prophet

The
Importance of a Good Shaykh, from Shaykh Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani
(ra)You must work hard
to ensure that your hearts are not locked out of the
door of His nearness. Be sensible! You are getting
nowhere. You must seek the company of a Shaikh who is
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What
The Seeker Needs by Muhiyy ad-Din Ibn 'Arabi
An unmistakable sign of
the heaviness that will prevent you from advancing is to
be a burden on people. Neither be a freeloader nor let
others carry your load. Particularly, don't accept goods
and favors, either for yourself or for others...
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Why
Music Is Not Haram
We have
studied all these sources of religious knowledge and
have tried to determine the status of music in Islam.
Our thorough research has led us to the conclusion that
music is one of the permissible natural gifts of God.
The Islamic Shari‘ah does not forbid it. One
can use ...
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It's
easy to know spiritual quotes, Quranic verses and
sufi practices, but to live our lives putting
these into practice is another story. We must be
honest and look at our daily lives to see whether
we are making the world a better place.

Are
we kind people? Are we eager to serve others? Do
we readily smile and give love to others? Are we
waiting for a grand spiritual enlightenment to be
a better person, or are we consciously working on
it every minute of the day?

Start
today by contemplating these spiritual practices
and seeing how you can apply them to your life:

Tasawwuf
is the name of courtesy, so the person who is the most
courteous is the greatest Sufi.” Good nature is of two
types—one with Allah and the other with people. Good
nature with Allah means to accept whatever He gives, and
be content with His decree. Good nature with people is
to patiently endure their insults. Both these states are
beneficial for the seeker.